Theirs is a trans-Atlantic love story and, like many other mixed-nationality couples, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making concessions to be in the same country.

US-born Markle has already expressed a desire to obtain British citizenship and relocate to the country, what hoops might she have to jump through to get a burgundy passport?

Kensington Palace has said that Markle will be treated like anyone else applying for a British citizenship, so what hoops will she have to jump through to get a burgundy passport?

Family visa

The first step Markle will have to take is to apply for a family visa in order to remain in the UK while she applies for citizenship, lasts up to two and a half years before needing renewal and requires:

Prince Harry to meet a minimum income threshold of £18,600 a year or have cash savings above £16,000.